Welcome to Baltimore City, Maryland A Proud part of the Genealogy Trails Group Hello and welcome to the Genealogy Trails website for Baltimore City. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. This website is in need of a dedicated host! This is a continuation of our original Illinois Genealogy Trails project and we are excited about this opportunity to expand into other states. We welcome your feedback and comments, and of course, your data contributions. We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this project grow. If you think you might be interested in hosting a county website such as this one, please view the Volunteer Page for further informationand contact Kim. If you would like to be kept informed of our state and county website updates, subscribe to our mailing lists The city is named after the founding proprietor of the Maryland Colony, Lord Baltimore in the Irish House of Lords. Baltimore himself took his title from Baltimore in County Longford in Ireland, which is the English transliteration of the Irish language Baile an Tí Mór, or "Townland of the big house". Baltimore became an independent city in 1851, being separated from Baltimore County at that time. Baltimore became the second leading port of entry for immigrants to the United States during the 1800s. The Great Baltimore Fire on February 7, 1904, destroyed over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours and forced most of the city to rebuild. Baltimore is divided into nine geographical regions- Northern, Northwestern, Northeastern, Western, Central, Eastern, Southern, Southwestern, and Southeastern After New York City, Baltimore was the second city in the United States to reach a population of 100,000, (followed by New Orleans, Philadelphia, Boston). Baltimore was the second largest city in the nation until 1860, when it was surpassed by Philadelphia ONLINE DATA We're looking to add the following types of data to this site: Births Death notices and obituaries A-B -- C -- D-E -- F-G -- H-N -- O-Z Marriage Records Biographies Bible Records Census Records Cemeteries Court Records Events Historical Pictures  Historical Postcards Military Records Newspaper Data Passenger Lists   Wills and Probates   Website Updates: Apr 2012: Death Notice: John Beard, Joseph S. Crane, Ambrose Marechal, John Montgomery, Edward C. Pinckney; News - 1828 Violent Thunderstorm, Circular Tower Completed, Rail Road Car Tested, Workers Crushed to Death (Hackett, M'Greary, Hughes, Ragen), Henry Fossett Indicted for Gambling; Marriage Notice: Waters - Wattles February 2012: News: Charles Frazier Accidentally Electrocuted December 2011:  Bio: Hon. Charles Wells Russell October 2011:   Bio: Charles W. Hubner - Transcribed by Kim Mohler; Bio: McDONOGH, John - Transcribed by Andrea Stawski Pack; Bio: Jacob Broome - Transcribed by Therman Kellar July 2011: Death Notices: Mrs. Annie C. Scott June 2011: Marriages: Smith-Hopkinton, Heinike-Schroeder, Dall-Holliday May 2011: Death Notice: Dorsey W. Harrison - Contributed by Dale Donlan; Death Notice: William W. Crozier - Contributed by Veneta McKinney APRIL 2011:  Obituaries:   BARTHELMES, Amanda; KIRBY, Alice O (nee Coleman),; Kirby, Richard; NEAL, Mary; NEAL , Henry; KOTOWSKI, Stella (nee Popiolek); KOTOWSKI, ALEXANDER; KOTOWSKI, EDWARD J; POPIOLEK, Frances - Submitted by Brenda Cole; MARTIN, Mrs. Ann - Contributed by K. Torp; NEWS: Smith and Lacost Convicted of Slave Trade (1821) , POLK-STEWART Marriage (1821)- Contributed by K. Torp Jan 2011: HOWARD, MURRAY, KEMP obits; Af. Am. news for UNCLES Surrounding County Baltimore County Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.